2019–20 Orlando Magic season

The 2019–20 Orlando Magic season was the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 11, 2020, the NBA suspended play of the entire league indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On June 4, 2020, the NBA Board of Governors approved a restart plan to resume the season on July 30, with approval from the National Basketball Players Association the next day.[2] As a result, the Magic were one of 22 teams that were invited to play eight games each in the NBA Bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The games, which were closed to the public, counted towards the regular season to determine the seeding for the 2020 NBA playoffs.[3]

2019–20 Orlando Magic season
Head coachSteve Clifford
General managerJohn Hammond
OwnersRDV Sports, Inc.
ArenaAmway Center
Results
Record33–40 (.452)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Bucks 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Florida
Radio96.9 The Game

On August 8, a loss by the Washington Wizards secured the Magic a playoff berth for the second season in a row. As the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Magic drew top seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs. On August 26, with the Magic facing elimination, the fifth game of the series was postponed as a result of the Milwaukee Bucks boycott in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake.[4][5] This ultimately resulted in a brief suspension of the entire NBA playoffs. In the days following, games in several other leagues were postponed as players refused to play in solidarity in order to bring further awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement. When game five was eventually played, the Magic lost, ending their season.

Draft picks
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 16 Chuma Okeke PF American Auburn
2 46 Talen Horton-Tucker SG American Iowa State

The Orlando Magic had one first and second-round draft pick. The 46th pick would then be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. [6]

Roster
Roster listing
2019–20 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 2 Aminu, Al-Farouq 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–09–21 Wake Forest
G 14 Augustin, D. J. 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1987–11–10 Texas
C 5 Bamba, Mohamed 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1998–05–12 Texas
C 24 Birch, Khem 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1992–09–28 UNLV
G 7 Carter-Williams, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991–10–10 Syracuse
F 12 Clark, Gary 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1994–11–16 Cincinnati
F 11 Ennis, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–07–01 Long Beach State
G/F 10 Fournier, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992–10–29 France
G/F 35 Frazier, Melvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996–08–30 Tulane
G 20 Fultz, Markelle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1998–05–29 Washington
F 00 Gordon, Aaron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1995–09–16 Arizona
F 1 Isaac, Jonathan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997–10–03 Florida State
F 25 Iwundu, Wes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994–12–20 Kansas State
G 13 Johnson, B. J. (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–12–21 La Salle
F 23 Law, Vic (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–12–19 Northwestern
G/F 31 Ross, Terrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1991–02–05 Washington
C 9 Vučević, Nikola 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1990–10–24 Southern California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2020–01–28

Standings

Division
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Miami Heat 44 29 .603 0.0 29–7 15–22 10–4 73
x – Orlando Magic 33 40 .452 11.0 18–17 15–23 9–5 73
Washington Wizards 25 47 .347 18.5 16–20 9–27 5–9 72
Charlotte Hornets 23 42 .354 17.0 10–21 13–21 2–7 65
Atlanta Hawks 20 47 .299 21.0 14–20 6–27 6–7 67

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Milwaukee Bucks * 56 17 .767 – 73
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 53 19 .736 2.5 72
3 x – Boston Celtics 48 24 .667 7.5 72
4 x – Indiana Pacers 45 28 .616 11.0 73
5 y – Miami Heat * 44 29 .603 12.0 73
6 x – Philadelphia 76ers 43 30 .589 13.0 73
7 x – Brooklyn Nets 35 37 .486 20.5 72
8 x – Orlando Magic 33 40 .452 23.0 73
9 Washington Wizards 25 47 .347 30.5 72
10 Charlotte Hornets 23 42 .354 29.0 65
11 Chicago Bulls 22 43 .338 30.0 65
12 New York Knicks 21 45 .318 31.5 66
13 Detroit Pistons 20 46 .303 32.5 66
14 Atlanta Hawks 20 47 .299 33.0 67
15 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 46 .292 33.0 65

Game log

Preseason
2019 preseason game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 3–0)
Preseason: 3–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 3–0)
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 33–40 (Home: 18–17; Road: 15–23)
October: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
November : 5–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–5)
December : 7–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–5)
January : 7–8 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–4)
February : 6–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–3)
March : 3–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 3–1)
Seeding games: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
2019–20 season schedule

Playoffs

As with the seeding games, all playoff games will be held without fans in attendance.

2020 playoff game log
First round: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
2020 playoff schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019-20 NBA season transactions

Trades

Re-signed
Player Date Signed Contract Ref.

Additions
Player Signed Contract Former Team Ref.

Subtractions
Player Reason Left New Team Ref.

References
  1. "NBA suspends season until further notice after player tests positive for coronavirus". ESPN.com. ESPN. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. Wojnarowski, Adrian (June 5, 2020). "NBPA reps vote to approve 22-team format to finish season". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  3. Wojnarowski, Adrian (June 4, 2020). "NBA approves 22-team format to finish season". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  4. "NBA postpones playoff games". National Basketball Association (Press release). August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  5. "Bucks boycotting Game 5 vs. Magic to protest shooting of Jacob Blake". ESPN.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  6. "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
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